Gobindor Goyendagiri [গোবিন্দর গোয়েন্দাগিরি] (Short story; First published in 2002) Ek Projapotir Mrityu [এক প্রজাপতির মৃত্যু] (Short Story; First published in 2012) Koutuhaler Bipod [কৌতূহলের বিপদ] (Short Story) Smritir Du'Chaar Pata [স্মৃতির দু'চার পাতা] (Unfinished Autobiography) Hasir Atom Bomb [হাসির অ্যাটম বোম] ' ' Jemon Kormo Temoni Fol [যেমন কর্ম তেমনি ফল ] Nandir Fandi [নন্দীর ফন্দী] Popularity Collections of Debnath's comics have been published serially in Shuktara and Kishor Bharati and irregularly in Kishor Mon, Chotoder Asar, Pakhkhiraj etc. His comic books featuring 'Handa Bhonda', 'Batul the Great' and 'Nonte Phonte' have been published since the early 1980s. Since the late 1990s, the Nonte Phonte comics have been anthologised and published in softcover format. From 2003 onwards, the earlier comics have been re-inked and published in full-color, Recently, Debnath gave permission for animation film based on the characters from 'Batul The Great', 'Handa Bhonda' and 'Nonte Phonte', and these provide access to the original stories to a whole new generation of children. Debnath's style incorporating characters speaking in the typical language of Bengali adda (the quintessential Bengali gossip sessions lasting hours) and hundreds of nonstandard, yet most commonly used expletives in daily life like "Uls" (describing reaction to a delicious food) or "Aoofs", "Yiofs", "Arghhh"(similar to ouch). Subtle punning is also aplenty in his comics but the main source of comedy is slapstick. Though his comic characters have immense popularity, Narayan Debnath himself has rather lived reclusively, distancing himself from publicity and media. Television Most of Narayan Debnath's work has been adapted for Bengali television. Nonte Phonte and Bantul the Great are animated shows today, while a television series called Handa Bhonda was briefly on air. Awards and recognition Padma Shri, awarded by Government of India on 26 January 2021 Sahitya Akademi Award, 2013 Banga Bibhushan, awarded by Government of West Bengal in 2013 See also Sufi, Indian cartoonist References Notes Further reading [Chapter: Masculinity in the Bengali Comic Strips of the 1960s] External links Interview conducted by Chironton Kundu, Parabaas.com, 2001 Short biographical sketch and original comics Banglalive.com Renowned Bengali cartoon-illustrator Debasish Deb on Narayan Debnath and Bantul, Telegraph India Master without lineage - Conversation Narayan Debnath, Open Road 1925 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis Bengali male artists Artists from Kolkata Indian cartoonists Indian comics writers Indian graphic novelists People from Howrah Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in